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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
The Morals of Left-Handed People.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

DR.. Louis Jobert has just published
p book on 1.-The Left Handed" (Die
Linkser) in which he treats exhaus-
lively OF the class Of persons who are
more dexterous, if we may use such q
pun, with the sinister than with the
dexter hand. He says that no trav-
eler has ever yet come into contact
with purely left-handed race; but
there are some tribes which from im-
memorial time have given preference
to the use of the left hand. Among
such tribes, however, not more than
70 per cent. are left-banded. 1t is
sometimes the rule among such tribes
to account the left-hand side instead
OF the right, as the place of honor.
He prints curious appendix by DR..
Monro, who has made extensive
studies of the physiological peculiari-
ties Of the criminal class. DR.. Monroe
asserts that he has found among con-
demned criminals 20 per cent. who
were left-handed, while comparative
research among other persons has
convinced him that the proportion OF
the left-handed is not above per
cent. This would seem sort OF iusti.
cation of the moral application OF the
word sinister"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Rene for Blind staggers.

In regard to the request in yester
days Oregonian for information as
to the cause of blind staggers in horses
and how to cure the ailment, g. gentle-
man who has lost several horses from
this disease states that it is caused by
too long continued feeding of the ami
mails on dry food. A mess of carrots
Or potatoes given to a horse twice q
week will prevent or cure blind stag
gers. Farmers who feed straw to
their horses suffer more loss from
blind staggers as general thing than
those who feed good hay. There is
so much silica in the straw that it is
difficult to digest and has a tendency
to clog the stomach unless the horse
is treated to a feed of some kind Of
esculcnt once or twice a week. Far
mers should always lay in q supply OF
carrots for. their horses during the
winter, but this is too often neglect
al
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Good Words for Beer.
From the Saturday Review.

rIoH the saturday REVIEW.
Let US once more repeat the admira-
bic words OF Boorde, Charley malt
maketh better ale than oaten malt,
or any other corn doth; it doth en-
gender gross humors, yet it maketh q
man strong" It would be impossible
to sum up the merits and demerits OF
beer better than in this phrase. Moth
ing has been said for it in these later
days which is not in one way or other
reducibleto this. It does engender gross
humors, which the strong, whether
quite idle or quite bodily hard working
can afford to contemn; which the weak
Il ar and flee, which any man, perhaps,
by using just regimen and taking
plenty OF exercise can conquer. But
yet 1T maketh 8 man strong-strong
and solid OF wit, of sinews, of nerves.
OF temper, as hardly any other food
or drink shall make him. All the wine.
drinking people have always had the
better of the water drinking; all the
beer-drinking people (who have had
the wit to drink what good wine they
could get likewise) have had the bet
ter OF the merely wine-drinking.
Those who say that beer is not poet
ical forget that the magnificent poetry
OF the Scandinavian races sprang from
beer. Let us, therefore, for all it's
good humors, cherish beer, and re-
member that the one people who were
too much for the 10000 themselves,
were the beer-drinking Carduchians.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Renovating Clothes.

catherine owen, IN Good Housekeeping.
Black silk may be spongcd with g
decoctiOn of soap bark and water i
very dirty, and hung out to dry, or il
only creased and needing to be fresh
ened, weak borax water or alcohol
and where possible, it is better pressed
by laying pieces smoothly and pass.
ing them through the clothes wringe1
screwed very tight. Ii you must iron,
do it after the silk is dry, between two
damp pieces OF muslin; the upper one
may better be Swiss, that you may
see what you are doing through it.
This Is little more trouble than iron
Ing the wrong side of silk, but you will
be repaid; the hot iron gives the silk
a paper-like feeling; above all, never
iron silk wet, or even very damp.
Satin may be cleaned by sponging
"Reminiscences across the width,
with benzine, if greasy, or alcohol or
borax water; this will not be injured
by direct contact with iron; press on
the wrong side. Black cloth may be
sponged with ammonia and water. an
ounce OF rock ammonia to wine bot
tie Of water, or liquid household am
monia, diluted very much, may be
used. Black cashmere may be washed
in borax water, and as indeed may
navy blue. 1t should be rubbed only
between the hands, not on board,
and the water only pressed, not
twisted out. Each width folded in
four as smoothly as possible, and run
through the wringer, then opened and
hung up to dry is the best way. Cash
mere 80 treated, if it is of good quail
ity, will look like new. Popgee silk is
supposed by many never to look so
well alter washing; but if properly
treated, it may oe made up again with
new added, and the difference cannot
be seen. But as usually washed, r. is
several shades darker, and some
times has a stiffness to it, although
it may not have been starched;
this change OF color and stiffness is
due to it's being ironed wet. Again a.
pongee dress will come from the laun-
dress covered with dark spots; this is
where it has been allowed to dry and
then been "sprinkled down." the
sprinkling shows. The remedy is SIM
ply to put it again in water, dry it,
and iron it when quite dry. Pongee
requires no more care in washing than
a white garment; it will bear hard
rubbing If necessary, but it must not
be boiled or scaldeG. Treat it about
as you would flannel; let it get quite
dry, and If you use a quite hot iron,
not hot enough to SINCE Of course, all
the creases will come out, and the silk
will look like new. The reason it
darkens it to iron it wet, is this: II
it were put into boiling water the silk
would darken as flannel would. Hyou
put a hot iron on the damp silk you
convert what water remains in it into
boiling water; it is thus scalded. A
silk which has changed color in the
wash may be partly restored by wash
ing again. Parenthetically, may re-
mark thai this ironing them wet is
the reason gentlemen's white silk
handkerchiefs become yellow with
washing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Superstition OF the Sea.

Popular tradition asserts that the
ghost of q young man lost at sea APP
peared to his mother in Cornwall, and
that of an officer Of the navy appear
ed to his wife. At Nora, in Cornwall,
the Lady Scylia, sits on the rocks,
looking seaward for wrecks. The ap-
partition OF q smuggling crew, dripping
wet, was also seen, pOrtendlng the
wreck that followed. A pilot at St.
Ives received a ghostly warning in the
vision Of man, his mouth filled with
sea-weed and his shoes with sand. In
e. Cornish legend the spectre or pri-
vateer captain goes off in thunder
cloud in q mysterious ship. In the
same story the ghost or a ship
wrecked sailor appears. In another
tale similar spectre appears and
carries off his waiting bride. The
ghosts of the shipwrecked mariners
are seen, and their cries heard from
the waves In g. certain bay on O.
Cornish coast. Scotch fishermen and
sailors have many stories of these
ghosts. The ghost of murdered lady
appears to her lover at sea, in a tale
by Gregor, coming in the shape OF q
bright light, assuming the human form
as it draws nearer. She finally calls
him; and be springs into her arms and
disappears in flash of fire. In
another legend, an officer sees in a
vision two boatman bringing in the
body of q third. Soon afterward this
actually occurred, the bost in which
they were having been cap
sized. The spectre OF g. woman
who died on the scaffold is said to
have appeared to her sailor lover, who
had promised to be faithful to her,
living or dead. 1t came in q gale
accompanied by storm cloud. &C
companied by gigantic figure. The
vessel was, meanwhile, sorely storm
beaten, but was delivered, when these
arpa1itions obtained possession o.
the sailor. On Solway Firth the ghost
OF murdered lady appear in a blaze
of fire. On small island near Win
dermere, Scotland, called Ledge's
Holm, there is a quarry called "Ths
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
A Fast Steamar

From the ST. James Gazette
Some idea of the smartness with
which navel evolutions maybe effected
In the future can be gathered from the
fact that the new torpedo-cruiser Ell
Destructor, built on the Clyde for the
Spanish government, has just made
the passage out from Falmouth to
FiListerre ia twenty-four hours, her
mean speed being twenty-one knots
an hour. This is the shortest time in
which the Bay of Biscay has ever been
crossed by any steamer, and several
hours shorter than it could be done
by the fastest British vessel aHoat.
The Destructor has been specially con-
structed for that high-class sport
known OF "torpedo coursing;;" and for
this almost everything has been sacri-
feed for speed, though she carries
several guns and five torpedo tubes.
Such privateer as the Destructor
would require 8 lot of watching in
time of war. and prove to commerce
much worse than q second Alabama.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
The Fastest Passenger Engine.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
What is described as the largest and
fastest passenger engine ever built has
just been drawn out of the Rhode ISL
and Locomotive Works and turned
over to the New York, Providence
& Boston Railroad Company. It
differs in many material points from
others, particularly in it's steam gener-
ating properties. It will burn hard
coal, and the fires will give an enor.
nous increase of heating surface COM
pared with those of the largest now
In use on the road. The main driv-
ing wheeis are 6 feet in diameter and
set but feet 6 inches apart. This
arrangement will give her q short
side road, and make her run easily on
the curves. The cylinders are Is inches
in diameter, with 24-inch streke.
In the past the theory has been that
large cylinders are necessary for
speed. With this engine the effort has
been made to secure moderate sized
cylinders with extraordinary large
steam facilities. The boiler is 81 inch
es in diameter at the smokestack
with wagon top. In firing up, big
fire will be made which will burn sew
eral hours. Just before starting on
her run few shovelfuls OF coal will be
thrown on the fire near the door, and
the coal in exploding. will scatter it.
self and feed the fire until the trip is
ended, either at Groton or in Provi-
dence. There is not q particle of
brass or bright work abont her. T
boiler is Jagged with asbestos a.,
jacketed with Russia iron. She is4
pected to make the run from Pro
dence to Groton, Conn, distance
625 miles, including dead stop
the Mystic drawbridge, as required y,
the statutes of Connecticut, in just
62.5 minutes, pulling at the same
time eight cars, four of which will be
Pullman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Apple Butter
From Vick's MAGAZINE.

Making apple butter is almost one
OF the lost arts, but I have gathered
the process from old experienced folks,
and New York State farmers say that
it is apples pared, cored, cut and boiled
in sweet cider till the whole is O. dark,
rich pulp, and the cider is reduced one
half. No sugar is needed. for the fruit
furnishes it's own sweetness. Half the
apples may be sour and half sweet, or
all sweet as one likes. It takes nearly
two gallons of cider to make one of
apple butter, and spices are added. or
not, to taste. i should spice it, the
rule bsing one tablespoonful of CHINA
mon and one-third OF teaspoonful
of ground cloves to each gallon OF
apple butter, added when it is taken
up boiling hot. 1t may be kept in
barrels, stone pots, or butter frkins
and boxes. A clean second hand but
ter frkin is very good thing to keep
many kinds of preserves or pickles in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
A Plucky Woman.
From the Washington Post


saw q really heroic and courageous
woman at the White III ou7e the other
day. mean Mrs Kidd, OF New York,
who came here with Nine Barrios.
AS she sat upon q sofa in the Green
Room, clad IN arich dress OF white sat-
IN and pearls, at ease, enjoying all of
the surroundings, one would hardly
imagine that she had had a hand-to-
hand fight with a desperate black vii
lain she found under her bed one night,
and that she won. 1t was some years
ago III New York city, and was the SEN
sation of the day.
Mrs. Kidd was then livingin q hand
some house just in the rear OF the
Windsor Hotel. One evening her hus.
band, who is a large manufacturer OF
and wholesale dealer inliquors, having
succeeded to the business OF S. n.
Pike, of Cincinnati and Grand Opera
House fame, was detained at his down
town store longer than usual after
dinner. Mrs. Kidd finally went up to
her chamber, and from some Fremont
ton looked under the bed, when 10!
and horrible to relate, she found hid
ing there black giant. Did she faint,
or run or scream?
Not q bit OF it.
She pulled him out, and fought with
him desperately, and pushed him down
long fight OF stairs, and took away
the pistol he held in one hand and
threw him down the stone steps of the
house.
And then she tainted. It was the
proper time to faint. The colored
brute was arrested before he had gone
a block, and the police authorities of
New York presented the pistol to Mrs.
Kidd IN token OF her bravery. I tell
you, one cannot always tell what O.
lady in white satin may do If circum-
stances require It,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09

valley like this; If a sportsman
should come armed and equipped, if {
| student OF nature | should come pre-
pared to seek for hidden treasures il
mountain, canyon and lake, and
should camp in this lovely valley IN
I'll L learned some at least of it's
secrets. There are said TO be extraor
binary relics OF the ages OF long age
scattered throughout the valley
There are also deposits OF asbestos
mineral gum, ochre, lime gypsum
which in the hands OF capital will, in
the future be immensely valuable
There are gold mines in successful
operation within q few miles. A pot
terry Is even now established and the
clay Is said to be the very finest.
Within few weeks q most valuable
deposit OF coal has been discovered,
probably worth more to the fortunate
owner than all the rest. But one OF
the most interesting features of this
remarkable spot is the existence OF
nearly
A HUNDRED SPRINGS
within an area of mile. Some OF
them are strongly impregnated with
sulphur, borax, mica, iron, etc., and
there are also mud springs similar to
those OF Las Vegas, in New Mexico
some OF them are boiling hot, and
when used a little cooled Off for the
bath the water is most refreshing.
Ihese hot springs may bubble up no
more than foot from cold spring.
They are said to be most beneficial in
their effects, especially for the rheu-
matte or neuralgia patient. One curl
Gus feature [ noticed while there was
that the women OF the town on blue
Mondays brought their tubs and
weeks wash to the hot springs, and,
without the aid of fuel or stoves, dis
posed OF this household horror by the
use Of boiling water,
HEATED "DOWN BELOW"
the borax it contains giving it re-
culiar cleansing properties. But since
| visited this place eight months ago
sit has met with change" The lake
mas now fleet of pleasure boats, and
a steam yacht takes passengers all
around the lake, stopping at landings
as desired. | am afraid all this will
scare away the swans and the egrets
and even the great pelicans.
There Is also g. fine batn-hOuse in
progress with modern improvements.
A large hotel, depot-stores, churches
have been erected. An enterprising
lady capitalist has purchased the
canyon for the purpose OF making it
popular resort, but most of all Pas
adena capitalists have organized
an irrigation company which
will increase the value OF adjacent
lands immeasurably. Water is money
in California. Improved lands near
Pasadena and Riverside with the irri-
cation privilege, are beyond the reach
OF any but the rich. In this valley
there are yet within radius OF a few
miles, rich and beautiful lands which
may now be obtained at a reasonable
figure. This information may be of
inestlmable value to those who have
small means, and yet are unwilling to
go far from churches, schools and the
society of their equals. Those who
seek for health and g. mild climate,
with an opportunity for outdoor life
nine-tenths of the year, cannot make
a mistake in seeking the valley of EIsi-
more, IN San Diego County.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09

Crier OF Claite." An old legend says
ferryman was hailed on dark night
from the island, and went over. He
came back, after long absence, after
having seen somehorriblesight which
be ever afterward refused to relate,
and soon after he became a monk.
Afterward the same cry was heard,
and the monk went over and succeed
ed in laying the ghost 10 the quarry,
where t ST Ill is.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
Yes, Indeed; Very, Very Curious
Montana Cor. New York World.

MUHtdHh OUI N6W IUTK NUfIu,
Curious phenomena sometimes at
tend snowfall. Near Matt Cole
mans ranch, January %, the flakes
were tremendous in size. Some were
larger than milk pans. Some flakes
measured Is inches square and s
inches thick. For miles the ground
was covered with such punches, and
they made a remarkable spectacle
while falling. A mail carrier was
caught in the same storm and verifies
it. The Northern Pacific double-head.
er snow piows are +5.l bucking drifts
east of here all the way rom 6 to 40
feet deep.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09

ToM-Is that Miss Jennings, to
whom | saw you talking, wealthy !?
that is to say, has she anythingin her
own right? Harry-No, | don't think
she has: but SIZE is nice young lady
an her ~ lee is quite well-to-do.
Tom-On, m 70 stand. You believe
in taking her at her pa value.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09

CHANG JEN HooN, the Chinese MIN
lister TT Washington, wears blue silk
over 70 pecricoas C white brocade,
and sports big diamond in g button
on his black cap.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09

aggerated, for I certainly have not,
and no man need try the coat on If he
does not think it will fit him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06
WANT THEIR HOSPITAL OPENED.
Evansville Citizens Will Temporarily Bear
the Expenses of the Institution There.

Senator Rahm. of Evansville. and Jacob Mil
Ter, leading merchant of that city, are here to
further urge upon the commissions rs of the new
insane hospitals the immediate COM
pletion and opening of the Evansville
building. They will be joined by County
Commissioner Wunderlich to-day. They think
their city entitled the consideration Logansport
is receiving ana Senator Rahm said last nigOt
the Evansville merchants and business men are
thoroughly in earnest about the matter that
they propose to guarantee the money and sup
plies needed in maintaining the hospital
until the Legislature meets. 1--WE know" he
continued. that the money for that purpose
cannot be had now, nor in January, and perhaps
not in June, but we are willing to wait for
endorsement from the State when she
has plenty of funds. Chicago and St.
Louis merchants also are ready to
make bids for furnishing the hospital on these
conditions. Our merchants will do the same.
Some of them have gone into the bidding rela-
tive to the Logansport hospital and do rot ex-
pect any money until the State can pay it with
out EN- barrassment.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06
WAS SHOT BY HIS FATHER.
Thomas Powers Finally Clears Up the Mystery
as to Who it was that Wounded Him.

No new facts in relation to the shooting of
Thomas Powers in his saloon, late Sunday
night. were brought out yesterday. The father
and son both refuse talk concerning the af-
fair, and all that De learned is from the
statement of Fred Heiner The wounded man
suffered a great deal yesterday, but DR.. Marker,
his physician, does not regard mis- condition as
at all serious He was very feverish all day as
the result of a slight Inflammation in the
wound, but during the afternoon was able to
occupy chair awhile. He seemed to be greatly
worried over his fathers arrest, and was positive
in his statement that he did not fire the shot,
Last night however. after a talk with Captain
Colbert. he admitted that his father did the
shooting.
The elder Powers said yesterday NOR ming
that he was not ready to tell all he knew. and
waived examination before the Mayor. His
bond was fixed at 50 000 and he was CONF United
to jail to await grand jury action. His right
hand was badly swollen, and his face consicera-
bly, bruised. showing that he had been used very
roughly by some The grand Jury met yes
terday morning and will make an immediate
investigation OF the affair. AS Fred aener
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06
To Architects, 'ScuIptors and Designers.
Office of the Board of Commissioners of the State
Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. July IL, 1887.
The Commission will receive at their Office in the
city of Indianapolis, before the 18th day of
December, 1887, designs and plans and specifications
mortal Hall. Monument and Memorial Hall COM
bned, to be erected the grounds known as Circle
Park in he city of Indianapolis Ia city of 100 900
inhabitants, and the capital of the State of Indiana)
diana, approved March 3. 1897 appropriating the
of two hundred thousand dollars and dir Getting
the expenditure of the and additional donations
for the erection of said structure.
Such plans and designs are offered will be sub
mitted to thorough examination of board of three
competent experts to be elected by this board
sistng of architect builder and civil
gineer; whose names will be announced to competitors
their selection and prior to their examination of
the plans.
All plans and specifications and designs in order to
receive attention from this board be accompan-
led by full description of the work and materials
be used. with itemized estimates complete in every
detail of the cost of portion of the work and of
the total cost of the which must not exceed
hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
One thousand dollars will be paid premium for
the best plan design provided the is accepted
by this Commission and five hundred dollars for the
the law; but premium will be paid if plan de-
sign is adopted.
All express other transportation charges etc. on
packages containing plans designs must be fully
prepaid All rejected plans will be returned at own
ers risk and cost the board being responsible only
for due care in delivery of same for shipment.
AL plans and designs subm tilted to be under
stood to be subject tn TERMS conditions and linn
tatons of the law and the right of the Board of Com
Inissioners to reject the is hereby reserved.
For further information copy of the law, dag ram
and description of the location rules governing the
competition and instructions to competitors etc. ap
ply to the Secretary.
GEORGE j. LANGsDALE, President
JAS. f. GOOKINS, Secretary,